The National Reform Committee on Social Issues will investigate the use of toxic pesticides such as paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifosone, which are used in large quantities in Thai agriculture and are banned in, for example, Europe.
Yesterday, three reform committees expressed support for a ban or restrictive conditions on the use of such resources. This is new because in 2017 the Ministry of Health refused to ban these chemicals because they make farmers' work easier.
Winai Dahlan, a member of the national health committee, says the benefits of using the drugs outweigh the harms: “These dangerous chemicals only provide short-term benefits. When dangerous chemicals kill people, it is better to ban them. Also because they will ultimately harm our economy.”
The special committee that monitors the use of chemical substances in agriculture is meeting today. That committee was formed by order of Prime Minister Prayut. For example, more information must be collected about the health risks and consequences for the environment, but also the consequences for farmers.
With his order, Prayut responded to the wishes of many consumer interest groups who want a ban on the use of the poison. The committee is expected to inform Prayut of the results next month.
Source: Bangkok Post
On the advice of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which should be the watchdog of food safety in the EU, glyphosate (Roundup) has been allowed for another 5 years and therefore also in the Netherlands, amid loud protests from many environmental organizations. But EFSA has been under fire for years because of entanglement with the interests of the food industry. In Belgium, the product is prohibited for private individuals, but not for large users in agriculture and people in landscaping; a strange 'prohibition', but apparently the lobby of the food industry has also had an effect here.
the problem is that many consumers do not know how to use it, and are therefore only allowed to use it with professional equipment and by people who have been trained for this (spraying license). These companies are checked for this and adequate registration must be kept become .
The largest part of roundup found in surface and groundwater also originates from private use (improper use)
Everything that would be prohibited is simply sold in all shops, including fruit. Especially at the Durian, heavy poison is sprayed every 14 days. The painters, often Cambodians, get a dust mask and are illegal and do not live long (own experience)
But yes, this spraying is not the only thing, what about asbestos roofing and pipes, so-called cement plates, but pure asbestos, the ceiling plates are also questionable.
with my husband in Aranyapatet village this problem is also people die of cancer and suspect this is the cause